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??HP Prebuilts Question??

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I was in the store here in town and walked past HP's line of pc's, checking em out... THEY WERE ON! I was like.. wtf!? So I opened one.. seem to be cooled by a very very low 120mm at the back (maybe it's a 90) and the psu has no fan that i can see... anyways im thinking bout getting one for writing because of the noise...

question is... are they cooled enough to not be a risk to anything inside? like... im sure they built them specially but just wanna make sure.

thanx
 
prebuilts tend to run hotter than our computers that we build ourselves, but if they ever crap out on you, they're under warranty...so don't worry about it.

Just be sure to reformat and install winxp yourself so it won't be bogged down by their craplications.
 
I can tell you all of ours go through a pretty strict temperature monitoring phase. They will be cooled just fine in normal operating environments. I probably wouldn't want to rip the innards out and stick a massively overclocked processor and video card in there without some extra fans, but for normal use and normal components, it's more than ample.

I've actually helped a few people build custom PCs inside of the some of the HP cases we have bought through some internal channels, and they all have been pretty solid.
 
Just recommended an HP a520n to a friend this weekend ... not shabby at all ... 3200+/512MB RAM/DVD RW/160GB HD/memory reader up front ... the cooling is adequate and it is not a bad deal for $550+ tax after rebate @ MicroCenter... the best part is I don't have to deal with tech support ... :D
 
my hp 762n runs pretty cool like 20c and 40c i think i remember getting 0c but motherboard monitor must be freaking out. they also have a spiffy fan duct that works well. my fan is starting to go now though because it makes a whining noise which sucks.
 
Originally posted by Gruntled Employee
not worth it, if it sits in a desk get something with better cooling or write your book on paper instead.
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Seriously, those PCs have plenty of cooling for what most people do with them. It's not designed for a crazy overclock or anything like that. It's designed to work for the typical user, and for that it will do just fine. I happen to really like our new PCs, and the price given in an above example is a pretty good deal.
 
no, HP and Compaq tests the computers before they put them on the street, they do those test with keeping the computer on24/7 and see how the computer proforms with different types of hardware and all that stuff. :D thats why my compaq never overheated or the PSU didnt die for 4 years.
 
Pre Built case's are designed well in terms of nosie and cooling. It wouldn't be a good idea to try and overclock a prebuilt for the case cooling issues, but let me just say I have a old HP Pavilion thats been on for about 5 years straight now. Nothing has ever died or craped out on me, and HP has a great warrenty service. I punched the monitor, and broke it about 2 years back, and the replaced it for nothing. I didn't even have to pay for shipping. The case are designed by well trained engeeiers, considering the size of the company, So I wouldn't worry about cooling issues, im sure it cool enough in there.
 
Yeah, it sounds quiet, but I'll bet you can build one yourself that will be even quieter. They do make passively cooled power supplies. You can always mod a case to have several 5 volt modded 120mm or even 160mm fans... Zalman heatpipe on the video card, seagate hard drive + hard drive noise killer...

You could pwn that little HP. :p
 
Originally posted by RS3RS
Yeah, it sounds quiet, but I'll bet you can build one yourself that will be even quieter. They do make passively cooled power supplies. You can always mod a case to have several 5 volt modded 120mm or even 160mm fans... Zalman heatpipe on the video card, seagate hard drive + hard drive noise killer...

You could pwn that little HP. :p
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Of course you can build something better, but there are times when it's not worth it ... a prebuilt makes more sense.
 
Originally posted by primea
Of course you can build something better, but there are times when it's not worth it ... a prebuilt makes more sense.
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And 99% of the computer users out there are better of with a pre-built. It would be nice for people to realize that DIYer's are an elite group, and not everyone is best suited to go out and build their own computer.
 
Originally posted by djnes
And 99% of the computer users out there are better of with a pre-built. It would be nice for people to realize that DIYer's are an elite group, and not everyone is best suited to go out and build their own computer.
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agreed.
 
Well, i built my current rig, although no mods on it. I was thinking maybe an Antec Sonata, I hear it's a nice case, but... price wise... prebuilt is cheaper (even though not as good specs), for what i want. bah, i just don't know. Do i go with a prebuilt, or do i spend a little more and have a computer i could play a game on too.

I have a MSI Geforce4 4400, so I could throw that in the Sonata.. hrm...

Thank you all thought for the replys!
 
Heh, don't think I"d normally use an HP case (how about the Elmo case??) for building my own PC, but as long as nothing's upgraded they are perfectly fine. However, decide later to upgrade to a new Video Card (running hotter) maybe add a hard drive or so (heat, and less airflow) or possibly processor and I could see ya having issues.

Then again, you won't be supported fully w/ any of those upgraded anyhow, I'm sure. They'll tell you to pull out what's new and try, then they can support you. . .most likely heat problem would be gone.
 
Originally posted by Skybase
Then again, you won't be supported fully w/ any of those upgraded anyhow, I'm sure. They'll tell you to pull out what's new and try, then they can support you. . .most likely heat problem would be gone.
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That may have been true years ago, but certainly not now. We offer instructions on how to make upgrades, and even our customer support personnel are able to help installing various upgrades. My neighbor as an example called about installing a TV Tuner card, and had the tech talk him through installing the software that it came with.

I also know our computers are very upgradeable, and can handle many of the things you'd want to put in them. Don't mock them until you've been able to sit down and work on quite a few of them. I am very impressed with our recent PCs.
 
I'll admit, it's been a couple of years since I've done Tech support for HP Pavilion Computers, so things well may have changed (specially since it's back to in-house now, right?) I just remember the cases that we worked with. . I'd never try to put any additional heated devices into them. I guess we'd support a LITTLE on helping to install an upgrade device (and they were upgradeable) but if it didn't work once in, that's as far as we'd go. We'd possibly get them a lead to their manufacturer, but when it came down to it, if there were problems once it was installed, we could only go so far. (some of us would take an extra step tho for the customer in terms of leads for information, etc at the risk of getting in trouble, but you really had to watch what you said, and didn't actually troubleshoot anything outside of scope)
 
Originally posted by djnes
Seriously, those PCs have plenty of cooling for what most people do with them. It's not designed for a crazy overclock or anything like that. It's designed to work for the typical user, and for that it will do just fine. I happen to really like our new PCs, and the price given in an above example is a pretty good deal.
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Hey I guess you work for Hp :) Anyway, Both my kids have 7955's . All I did to em was shovel in some more ram and they both got 9600 XT's put in em. Those boxes are GREAT. I dont think either one of em has been turned off in over a year :)
All I do is every month or so, open em up and blow the dust out
 
Our older cases...those little black and white ones....were a bitch to work on. Damn near had to take the whole thing apart to do anything. But, that was years ago. Ours are now standard ATX cases. Very easy to work on.
 
Probably true. I'll have to take a closer look next time I'm in the store. HEhe. . .We had those Elmo cases, etc to work on! haha

(sure it was the worst case scenario, but it DID make a case! hah)
 
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